From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjibejibe1, gibe /dʒaɪb/ noun [countable] JOKEan unkind remark intended to make someone seem silly She was tired of his cheap jibes.
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jibe• Mostly he walked away from her jibes.• George Will is a great recycler, despite his jibes at silly liberal environmentalism.• His jibe was greeted with howls of laughter as Mr Smith savaged Mr Major during the emergency debate on the economy.• So he didn't listen to odd jibe about our millionaire friend, and he didn't ask them to pay.• She had done nothing to deserve Deana's petty jibes, and suddenly it was too much.• Greg's jibe about the dress being like a shroud rankled.• Giving and taking jibes and insults is very much part of being a footie fan; usually it's fun.• To deal with the jibes of those who called her Big Ben.• For two hours, legislators traded jibes over the bill.jibejibe2 verb 1 [intransitive] American English informalSAMEAGREE if two statements, reports etc jibe with each other, the information in them matchesjibe with His report did not jibe with the facts.2 [intransitive + at] to say something that is intended to make someone seem silly→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
jibe• His distrust of the power of critics made him ready to jibe at David Sylvester.jibe with• What you see in movies doesn't always jibe with reality.Origin jibe1 (1500-1600) → JIBE22 jibe2 1. (1800-1900) Origin unknown. 2. (1500-1600) Perhaps from Old French giber “to shake” 